wake up and smell the coffee
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wake up and smell the coffee
Pay attention to what is happening. Come on, Stan, wake up and smell the coffee! They're cheating you out of millions!
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wake up and smell the coffee
Prov. Try to pay attention to what's going on. Things have changed around here, Wallace J. Hodder! Wake up and smell the coffee!
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wake up and smell the coffee
If you say that someone should wake up and smell the coffee, you mean they must start to be more realistic and aware of what is happening around them. You'll have to wake up and smell the coffee. The world is a very hard, cruel place. It would really serve you well to wake up and smell the damned coffee and quit acting like a teenager.
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wake up and smell the coffee
become aware of the realities of a situation, however unpleasant. informal, chiefly North AmericanFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
wake up and smell the ˈcoffee
(American English, informal) used to tell somebody that they are wrong about a particular situation or have not been aware of something and it is time that they realized and accepted the truth: It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee: you’re not going to pass this course unless you start working harder.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017